Chris Trotman/Getty ImagesIt doesn’t get any better than this. The New York Jets and New England Patriots are all set to do battle for AFC East supremacy on the Monday Night Football stage.Both teams improved to 9-2 with Thanksgiving wins and share the best record in the league. Colts jersey
The Patriots kicked off Thanksgiving with a 45-24 victory at Detroit and the Jets closed it out with a 26-10 win over Cincinnati.Round one went to the Jets back on Sept. 19, when they handed the Pats a 28-14 loss at the Meadowlands. Pulling off the season sweep will be no easy task considering the Patriots have won 25 in a row at home with Tom Brady under center. New York, however, has won eight in a row on the road dating back to last season.NFL lines makers have listed the Patriots as 3.5 points favorites, with the total set at 46.New England appears to be playing the better football of the two heading into Monday’s showdown. The Jets have won four in row, but two of those victories came in overtime at Detroit and Cleveland. The Jets also needed a touchdown pass with 10 seconds remaining to hold on against Houston.The Jets needed two big plays from Brad Smith, a 53-yard touchdown scamper and an 89-yard kickoff return or they could have been in for another close call Thursday.While New York hasn’t put together a complete game in recent weeks, it continues to find ways to win and that’s the only thing that matters.The Jets especially have to be encouraged by the way the defense put the game away against Cincinnati, recording three sacks, including a safety. It may be up to the defense and special teams again, if quarterback Mark Sanchez doesn’t play better this week.Sanchez finished just 16 of 28 for 166 yards with a nfl jersey
touchdown and an interception. It was a step back for the second-year signal caller after throwing for 937 yards with six touchdown strikes and three interceptions in his previous three games.Sanchez should be able to put together a better game against a New England defense that is ranked dead last against the pass. The Patriots are allowing 288.5 passing yards per game.In the season’s first meeting, Sanchez completed 70 percent of his passes for 220 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions for a season-best passer rating of 124.3. If Sanchez plays that well again, the Jets will be awfully tough to beat.It is worth noting that the Jets are 9-2 against the number in their last 11 road games.While the New England defense has given up big yards all season, Tom Brady and the offense have been able to outscore the opposition. The Patriots lead the NFL in scoring offense at 30.4 points per game.Brady appears poised for another MVP season. He has thrown for 1,101 yards with 11 Vikings jersey
touchdowns and no interceptions the last four games.While the Jets boast one of the best defenses in the league, defending the pass has been a weakness at times.Jimmy Boyd is a perfect 3-0 on the Monday Night Football stage the last three weeks with blowout winners on the Eagles, Chargers and 49ers. Make sure you check out his NFL picks this week for a fourth straight Monday Night Football winner!
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